2022 Sun Belt Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - When Winning By 1-7 Pts through 01/09/2023
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas State | 8 | 43 | 108 | 2.51 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 0 |
| 2 | James Madison | 11 | 76 | 156 | 2.05 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 0 |
| 3 | South Alabama | 10 | 88 | 247 | 2.81 | 2 | 20 | 17 | 7 | 2 |
| 4 | Appalachian State | 9 | 75 | 274 | 3.65 | 9 | 31 | 22 | 11 | 3 |
| 5 | Louisiana-Monroe | 7 | 65 | 319 | 4.91 | 3 | 44 | 18 | 12 | 3 |
| 6 | Troy | 13 | 121 | 351 | 2.90 | 2 | 53 | 23 | 10 | 3 |
| 7 | Old Dominion | 7 | 91 | 363 | 3.99 | 2 | 23 | 23 | 12 | 2 |
| 8 | Southern Mississippi | 12 | 121 | 380 | 3.14 | 3 | 56 | 21 | 13 | 3 |
| 9 | Marshall | 11 | 100 | 387 | 3.87 | 2 | 55 | 17 | 12 | 4 |
| 10 | Coastal Carolina | 11 | 140 | 399 | 2.85 | 4 | 31 | 27 | 16 | 3 |
| 11 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 9 | 110 | 435 | 3.95 | 4 | 75 | 22 | 9 | 3 |
| 12 | Arkansas State | 9 | 104 | 472 | 4.54 | 6 | 39 | 29 | 14 | 4 |
| 13 | Georgia State | 11 | 111 | 584 | 5.26 | 3 | 58 | 35 | 17 | 7 |
| 14 | Georgia Southern | 10 | 126 | 725 | 5.75 | 10 | 51 | 42 | 24 | 7 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||